Butuanon people

The Butuanon are an ethnolinguistic group who inhabited in the region of Caraga. They are part of the wider Visayan ethnolingustic group, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group in the country.

Butuanon people
A dance number being presented at the annual Kahimunan Festival at the Libertad Sports Complex in Butuan City. The festival is celebrated every January.
Total population
1,420,000 (2000 census)
Regions with significant populations
Philippines:
Caraga
Languages
Butuanon, Cebuano, Tagalog, English
Religion
predominantly Roman Catholic, others
Related ethnic groups
other Visayans, other Filipinos, other Austronesians groups (especially Indonesians, (Dayak, Malays, Meratus Dayak and other non-Muslim Pribumi)

Area

Butuanons live in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. Some live in Misamis Oriental or in Surigao del Norte, all of which are in the northeastern corner of Mindanao.

Demographics

Butuanons number about 1,420,000. They are the descendants of Austronesian-speaking immigrants who came from South China during the Iron Age. The native language of Butuanons is the Butuanon language, but most Butuanon nowadays primarily speak the Cebuano language, because of the mass influx of Cebuano settlers to Mindanao, and Filipino, English as second languages. Most are Roman Catholics, while some are Protestants.

History

Rajah Siawi and Rajah Kulambo, members of the nobility of the Surigaonon and Butuanon people, respectively, were encountered by the Magellan expedition in 1521 on the island of Limasawa (which was a hunting ground for the rulers). Antonio Pigafetta describes them as being tattooed and covered in gold ornaments.[1]: 141–142 

References
  1. Nowell, C. E. (1962). "Antonio Pigafetta's account". Magellan's Voyage Around the World. Evanston: Northwestern University Press. hdl:2027/mdp.39015008001532. OCLC 347382.


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